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GUERIN, James Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 403136 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 249 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Wollongong, New south Wales, 12 January 1914 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Furnaceman |
| Died: | Ground Battle, Malta, 21 March 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery Protestant Officers Section, Plot E, Collective Grave 19 Headstone inscription reads: Ever remembered Roll of Honour - Wollongong, Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 403136 | |
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| 9 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403136, No. 249 Squadron (RAF), Enlisted at Sydney | |
| 9 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403136 | |
| 9 Aug 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 403136, Embarked at Canada for UK |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel Joseph and Mary Guerin of Wollongong, NSW
James was in the Officers Mess when it was hit by and enemy bomb during air raid on Rabat, Malta
Prior to enlistment he was employed by Broken Hill Pty Ltd, Newcastle, NSW
23 July 1941 - earned his Flying Badge and flew Spitfires and took part in the attacks on Brest
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